{"product_id":"hartke-bjerken-weiss-oberlin-concertos_aec-ober21-2","title":"Hartke\/ Bjerken\/ Weiss - Oberlin Concertos","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept that led to The Oberlin Concertos was initially hatched in a conversation between pianist and educator Xak Bjerken and a former student, Oberlin Conservatory composition professor Jesse Jones. It was Jones who suggested writing a chamber concerto to be premiered by his friend and mentor, and it was Bjerken-a former longtime member of the Los Angeles Piano Quartet and a veteran soloist with the L.A. Philharmonic and other ensembles-who was immediately hooked. Their plan gave rise to another commission-for the chair of Oberlin's Composition Department, Grammy Award-winner Stephen Hartke-and then another, for fellow composition faculty member Elizabeth Ogonek. The resulting works were recorded in three sessions over a two-year span, with Bjerken joining forces with Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and conductor Timothy Weiss in the conservatory's Clonick Hall studio, in addition to presenting the world- premiere performance of each piece on campus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberlin Music","offers":[{"title":"New \/ CD \/ Oberlin Concertos Oberlin Music","offer_id":47255332094260,"sku":"OBER21.2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/7436\/1652\/files\/3998705-2739020.jpg?v=1744159835","url":"https:\/\/www.fye.com\/products\/hartke-bjerken-weiss-oberlin-concertos_aec-ober21-2","provider":"FYE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}